Minister’s research message falls on some sceptical ears. The government could not afford to fund “second-rate” research but universities had time to fix poorly performing disciplines, research and innovation minister Senator Kim Carr told a higher education conference in Canberra ...

Campus Review has made it three out of three at the national higher education media awards. Campus Review journalist John Ross has taken out an important gong at the Universities Australia National Media Awards for Higher Education, for the second ...

As Australia comes to grip with My School 2.0, the government has big plans for My University. The My University website could prove as influential as the Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) initiative in driving institutional behaviour, tertiary education minister Chris Evans ...

There will be fewer overseas students contributing to the international education gravy train. And they’ll be paying less per student, university chiefs have warned. Universities will have no choice but to lower their international fees to remain competitive in the ...

A new campaign launched last week aims to increase the number and variety of businesses participating in student placement programs. Innovative Research Universities (IRU) has teamed up with Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) to promote the benefits of ...

Dr Christine Bennett has been appointed dean of the School of Medicine, Notre Dame Sydney. She takes up the post on May 2. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Celia Hammond said Bennett was selected following a wide ranging international recruitment process. Bennett completed ...

Professor Paul Greenfield AO has been appointed to head the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) board. Announcing the appointment, Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr said Greenfield’s experience on the board since 2007 and his skills in science and ...

Australian scientist and businesswoman, Professor Adrienne Clarke, has been appointed chancellor of La Trobe University. A former chairman of the CSIRO and Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, Clarke has been a director of public companies including Woolworths, Alcoa, WMC, AMRAD, Fisher ...

Professor Susan Thorp has been appointed to Australia’s first chair of finance and superannuation at the University of Technology Sydney's Business School. Thorp is a professor of finance and superannuation in the UTS Faculty of Business. Her research focuses on ...

University of Melbourne Chancellor, the Hon Alex Chernov AO, will be Victoria’s next governor. Chernov, a Melbourne alumnus who has been chancellor for two years and a university council member for 19 years, will stand down in April to take ...